Shaving kit



W. H. C. TAYLOR SHAVING KIT June 15 1926.

Filed April 2, 1925 L @n A F 5 SH01 um, h

l l l Patented June 15, V1926.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM H. c. TAYLOR, or KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

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A'pplicationled April 2, 1925. Serial No. 20,291.

This invention relates to improvements in shaving kits. U

The primary object of this invention. 1s to provide a device of the above mentioned character, adapted to contain a brush, and suitable soap in one package, sothat access may be had'to one o1' the other more readily.

Another object of this invention is to provide a shaving kit, which is compact,

l0 and of a convenient shape, adapted to be carried in ones pocket or in a traveling bag, thereby affording a water-tight package when closed, that is readily carried without detriment to surrounding articles.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a device of the above nientioned character, adapted to carry powdered or congealed soap in the saine package with a brush or lathering device.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during thecourse of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this speciication and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same, I

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the invention,

Figure 2 is 'a longitudinal sectional View of the same showing the manner 1n which the device is assembled,

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional v1ew of the brushwprojecting out of the receptacle Figure 4 is a side elevational viewsimilar to Fig. 3, showing the brush in an inoperative position, i

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view of the brush socket and container, taken on lines V-V of Fig. 1,

Figure 6 is a side elevational view of the preferred form of soap used in the shaving kit Figure 7 is a modification oit the soap container showing an arrangement for using powdered soap. y

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embo'diment of the invention, attention being called to Figures 1 to 6 inclusive, the numeral 7 designates a brush housing which is cylindrical in shape being closed at one end and open at the other end.

i Slidably mounted within the brush hous- 65 ing 7, Ais a brush socket 8, having bristles 9,

mounted therein by means of a suitable adhesive, such as sealing, wax. 'Ihe brush housing 7, is provided with a pair of oppositely disposed longitudinal slots 10, having oppositely disposed lateral slots 11, from the main slots at the ends thereof, adapted to receive pins 12 formed on the opposite sides of the brush socket 8, to lock the brush in an operative or inoperative'position. A coil spring 13, may' be employed, coiled within the brush housing 7, having one end resting onk the bottom thereof, and the other end pressing against the brush socket 8, for pro]ecting the brush 9, out of the housing 7, when it is desired to use the brush for lathering purposes. \Near the opening of the brush housing 7, is formed anannular bead 14, adapted to limit the downward movement ot' a cylindrical receptacle 15, thereon. 'lhe cylindrical receptacle 15 is provided with a bottom 15", adapted to form a closure for the brush housing 7 when the two are fitted together, the top of the cylindrical receptacle being open to receive a shaving stick holder 16, and a stick of shaving soap 17, the shaving stick holder 16 being provided with an annular flange 18, to limit the movement of the shaving stick 17 in the cylindrical receptacle 15.

In Fig. 7, is shown a modification of a soap container, wherein the shaving stick holder 16, as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 6 could be lengthened to thev length of the shaving stick 17, to form ya container 16a for powdered soap 17a, the open end of the 90 lengthened soap container 16a, being screw threaded to receive a closure 19, having perforations 20, to allow the powdered soap to be dispensed from the soap holder 16a. A rotatable shutter 21, having openings 22, adapted to aline with the perforations 20, is attached to the closure 19 by means of a pin 23, allowing the rotatable shutter 21, to be rotated and cover or uncover the perforations 20.

For a consideration of the operation of the shaving kit the brush housing 7, is detached from the cylindrical receptacle 15, and the brush 9 is projected from the brush housing 7, by turning the pin 12 formed on the brush socketS, in the bayonet slots 11, and then pushing the pins 12, longitudinally in the slots 10 to engage the bayonet slots at the open end of the brush housing 7, with the pins'12 seated in the recesses 11 at the closed ends of the slots 11, thereby keeping the brush in an operative position while the same is used for lathering purposes. A supply of soap is contained in the cylindrical receptacle 15, and when withdrawn therefrom may be used to supply the brush with lather for shaving.

It is to be understood that the forms of my invention herewith shown and described are to be taken as preferred examples o the same, and that various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be resortedto without departing from the spirit of m invention, or the scope of the subjoine claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim In a shaving kit a brush housing having longitudinal slots formed with lateral end extensions, a brush socket slidably mounted in the housing and having projections adapted to be received in the longitudinal slots, a coil sp1-infr having one end resting on the bottom o? the brush housing and the other end pressing against the brush socket to hold the brush in a projected position, a cylindrical receptacle, being closed at its lower end, adapted to fit on the open end of the brush housing forming a closure therefor, a shaving stick inserted in the open en'd ofk the cylindrical receptacle, and an annular struck-out portion formed at the open end of the brush housing to limit the downward movement of the cylindrical receptacle thereon.

In testimony whereof I ai x my signature.

WILLIAM H. C. TAYLOR. 

